Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 466 Bai Lu: Boss, that’s it?
[Boss, I'm at the underground parking lot, at elevator exit B.]

Bai Lu took a deep breath, pressed the send button, and then stood there looking around.

After a while, he heard the roar of a car engine, and then an SUV stopped in front of him.

Bai Lu pulled her mask and took a step back. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the passenger window was lowered, revealing the familiar face in the driver's seat.

"Hi boss!"

She walked a few steps forward to the car and greeted him.

"Get in the car first."

Meng Bai said this, and his eyes naturally looked at Bai Lu who opened the car door.

It was early summer, and Shanghai was quite hot, so the girl dressed coolly. She was wearing a white suspender dress, revealing her fair and slender arms and delicate collarbone.

She wore a small round hat with a wide brim on her head, and her long, straight black hair flowed down on both sides. She looked pure and a little sexy like a girl.

After getting in the car and closing the door, Bai Lu took off the mask on her face, revealing a face that was 50% similar to Li Yitong, which made Meng Bai feel dazed.

Perhaps sensing the gazes beside her, Bai Lu turned around and grinned subconsciously: "Hey, hello, boss!"

Well, they are similar in appearance, but other than that there is really no similarity.

Meng Bai retracted his gaze, nodded and smiled: "Long time no see, Xiaobai."

"The flu was quite severe before, and the control in northern Beijing was quite strict, so I have been outside for the past six months."

"Yeah, it's too much trouble to go in and out. If it weren't for the relaxation of some restrictions now, I wouldn't bother to leave Beijing."

The car slowly drove out of the hotel parking lot and headed towards the city center.

Bai Lu sat in the passenger seat, cautiously looking at Meng Bai from the corner of her eyes. After a long while, she finally made up her mind and said, "Boss, what's the matter with you looking for me today?"

"It's nothing important. The dinner I had planned was cancelled due to an accident, and I saw from my friends circle that you were in Shanghai, so I wanted to ask if you had time to have dinner together." Meng Bai said casually, "Don't be nervous, just chat casually."

"No, no, I'm not nervous. It's my honor to have dinner with the boss, hehe..."

Bai Lu showed a bright smile, then lowered her head slightly, shouting in her heart: Oh no, oh no, from what the boss said, it seems that he really wants me to "sleep with him"!

If this is the case, should I pretend I don't know and wait for my boss to tell me so as to highlight my personality? Or should I just take the initiative and appear to be very perceptive, sensible and obedient?
Oh, it’s so confusing!

Meng Bai glanced at Bai Lu who was beside him, wondering what she was thinking. He felt a little strange. Why did this girl seem to have a different personality today and suddenly became so quiet?

But if you think about it, it makes sense. After all, they have been in the industry for a long time, and their personalities are definitely changing. It is normal for them to become more mature.

Anyway, there will be plenty of time to talk to her about the show during dinner later, so there is no need to rush.

Thinking of this, he withdrew his energy and concentrated on driving.

Although the authorities have gradually relaxed control in major cities, the "aftereffects" of the flu can still be clearly felt.

Usually at this time, Shanghai is the busiest, with traffic everywhere. But now, although there are still a lot of people, it is much less crowded than before.

The car stopped outside a Russian restaurant on the Bund. Bai Lu had just gotten out of the car, and before she could say anything, she saw a familiar petite figure walking towards her.

"Huahua?"

Bai Lu looked at Hua Yan in front of her. She knew this personal assistant who had been with her boss for many years, so she subconsciously asked, "Why are you here?"

"Long time no see, Lulu."

Hua Yan thought she was asking why she arrived first, so she explained, "The boss asked me to come first to confirm the seat and the food, so I didn't come with you."

"Oh, so that's it..." Bai Lu responded somewhat bewilderedly.

That's not right, could it be that I was wrong? Logically speaking, if the boss asked me to sleep with him, he shouldn't have asked Hua Yan to follow him, right?
But it was hard to say. After all, she had been with the boss for many years, so he must be very trusted. He might not do such things behind her back. Maybe, after it was over, she would be the one to do the finishing work.

Bai Lu couldn't help but imagine that she would wake up in a large bed tomorrow morning, and her boss would be gone. At this time, Hua Yan came in, handed her a script and a bank card, and said expressionlessly, "This is the compensation from your boss. You have to be on call in the future."

"Snapped!"

A crisp snap of fingers woke Bai Lu up. When she came to her senses, she saw Meng Bai looking at her with confusion on his face.

"What are you thinking about? I've been calling you for a long time but you didn't say anything."

"No, no, nothing..." Bai Lu said quickly, "I suddenly remembered something during today's filming. I was a little distracted. Sorry, boss."

"Not bad, you put a lot of effort into it." Meng Bai handed over the menu, "I don't know what you like to eat, order it yourself."

Bai Lu took the recipe, opened it and took a look, then she couldn't help feeling bitter - it seemed to be written in Russian, and she couldn't understand a single letter!

She was very self-aware and returned the menu: "Well, Boss, I haven't eaten much Russian food, so I don't have any experience. Why don't you do it? Don't worry, I can eat anything, I'm not picky at all."

She had seen a joke online before, saying that someone went to a western restaurant and couldn't understand the menu, so he ordered two dishes at random, and it turned out that they were piano music. This kind of thing is a joke if it happens to others, but it is too socially dead if it happens to herself.

Meng Bai didn't say much. He took the menu, flipped through it, and said a few words to Hua Yan, who then signaled to the waiter waiting on the side.

After watching the waiter confirm the menu and leave, Bai Lu looked at Hua Yan with admiration: "Hua Hua is amazing, she even knows Russian!"

"Ah? I don't understand."

"Then why did you order so smoothly just now?"

"Uh, did you forget to turn to the back? There is a Chinese version at the back."

Bailu: (°ー°〃)! !
"Ahem." Meng Bai coughed lightly, "It's okay. We ordered some common dishes. If there's anything you want to eat, you can order more later."

"…Thank you, boss."

Seeing the girl lowering her head, Meng Bai changed the subject: "What drama are you filming recently?"

"It's an urban idol drama called "Half Honey, Half Hurt." Bai Lu said.

"It's not from our company, right? Who is the director?"

"My agent helped me get this external play. The director is Yu Zhongzhong."

"Yu Zhongzhong? Sounds familiar." Meng Bai thought for a moment, "Your producer is called Wang Jingjing, right?"

"Yes." Bai Lu looked up and said, "Do you know the boss?"

"That's it."

Meng Bai actually knew this Wang Jingjing, who was the CEO of Jinhe Films. The "Super Detective" that he had previously collaborated with Mango TV was the Korean version copyright purchased by Jinhe, and he also participated in part of the production.

Speaking of "Star Detective", this program has now become the flagship project of Mango TV, and it is also the absolute king in the "star interpretation and reasoning" track.

Thanks to the content cooperation with ArcLight's screenwriting department, although the quality of the entire program has fluctuated over the years, it has always remained above an excellent level and has also brought about a wave of "script killing".

It is said that since this year, many other platforms have been trying to join the new track of "script-killing variety shows".

However, unlike other variety shows, this type of program has very high requirements for content, but it is impossible to directly "copy" others, so it requires a strong script writing team.

It is hard to say how other platforms solve this problem, but for Heng Video, it has a unique advantage, which is its "alliance" with Arc Light Pictures.

In fact, Meng Bai and Zhou Cheng had proposed a "script-killing" type of program plan before. However, because there were too many projects at the time and the requirements for guests for this kind of program were high and it was difficult to find people, it was still in the design stage.

While waiting for the food to be served, Meng Bai chatted with Bai Lu. The girl said that in addition to filming, she has been following the video of "Sisters Who Make Waves" recently.

"Before, I was following Youth With You 2, and now I'm following Sisters Who Make Waves. They both feel very interesting." Bai Lu showed an envious expression: "I feel like they are all so handsome."

Meng Bai teased: "Why, you don't want to be an actor anymore, are you going to participate in a talent show?"

Bai Lu smiled awkwardly: "Not really, I'm too old to catch up."

"Well, that may not be the case. If you wait another four years, you can be on Sisters Who Make Waves."

Bai Lu's eyes lit up: "Yes! Then I will sign up, boss, please don't filter me out."

This girl really likes singing and dancing idols. In the early years, before she became an actress, she participated in recruitment interviews of Korean entertainment companies such as SM, but she was not selected.

"Instead of worrying about selection, you should worry more about whether the show can continue for another four years."

Bai Lu said confidently: "Boss, the program you planned can last for ten years, not to mention four years."

"You seem quite trustworthy." Meng Bai said, "By the way, speaking of the show, I have something to tell you today."

"Ah, now, tell me..."

Bai Lu was stunned. Was this moment finally coming? But wouldn't it be a bit too straightforward to say it in the restaurant? Even though there were only three or four tables of guests in the restaurant, including theirs, and they were quite far apart.

"I was originally planning to ask your agent to tell you, but since we both happen to be in Shanghai, I thought I'd let you know first." Meng Bai said, "The company will have a slow variety show in the near future, and we'd like to invite you to participate."

"Ah?" Bai Lu blinked: "Just this matter?"

"Yeah." Meng Bai said: "I watched your previous performance on Running Man. I felt that you have a sense of variety show, so you should be suitable for the show."

After saying that, seeing Bai Lu's confused look, he asked again: "Why, don't you want to go? It's okay, just say it if you don't want to go, it's not mandatory."

"It's not that I don't want to go, but..."

Bai Lu wrinkled her face. She had even prepared herself mentally to "serve in the bedchamber", but boss, you told me that you wanted to ask me if I wanted to be on the show?

After holding it in for a long time, she saw Meng Bai looking at her, took a deep breath, and forced a smile: "No problem, boss. If you have an order, I will definitely not refuse. It's just a show, leave it to me!"

(End of this chapter)